dependent state
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"You're going from a very dependent state to a nearly independent state again by more than 50% if you can get the clot out in good time," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
It was hard, she said, to shake off the dependent state of being a prisoner.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2011
Annexation or confiscation are not compatible with our relations with this little dependent state.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by William Sleeman
Indeed, this very word "own," which so long ago in our own tongue took to itself the symbol of possession, well exemplifies his dependent state.
From The Soul of the Far East by Percival Lowell
I am chiefly reconciled to leaving her, because I trust that in her enfeebled, dependent state, she may become influenced by Miss Charlecote and by you.’
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Charlotte Mary Yonge
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